SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Mailboxes, bent, turned over, or knocked on the ground, is what residents who live off Lakeview Drive in Suamico found Sunday.
One resident spoke to WLUK.
“They should have something better to do, than to go around destroying other people’s property.”
In a series of tweets the Suamico Police Department says the vandalism happened between hours of 1 and 3 Sunday morning.
At least 80 mailboxes have been damaged.
Mailboxes have also been damaged in Howard and Pittsfield over the past few days, according to police. And, officials say the incidents could be related.
“I just don’t understand it, ” said Joe Turner, who also lives off Lakeview Drive.
He says it’s been an ongoing issue.
“I think what they’re doing is riding around in a pickup truck or something, and just slamming it with a baseball bat.”
Turner says, he just fixed his mailbox just a few weeks ago, from the same type of vandalism.
“I’m going to fix this one again, It’s been about the third time, but I think I can fix it again, maybe next time, I’ll have to get a different one.”
Farther up the road a similar story, according to Jacob Warns. He tells WLUK….
“I have replaced that about two or three times alread.”
Warns says he did hear something during the early morning hours.
“Two or three in the morning, we heard loud clunks going on, but didn’t pay much attention to it, come out this morning, and there it is again.”
He continued to explain that it is typically a quiet neighborhood, “Nice, peaceful, expect for the mailboxes.”
If you have information about the damaged mailboxes, contact Deputy Pizzala via email at pizzala_bd@co.brown.wi.us or call (920) 391-7450 and usE the reference incident number 17-35697.
